Ep 045: What's better than being a bestselling author? The answer might surprise you!

The Authority Show

So you want to be a bestselling author, do you? Well, before we dive in too deep into the how-to, I must warn you this is one of my favorite ranty topics.

(So this was a perfect episode to dig out of the archives for our chilled August. I hope you are easing back a little this month, because THAT is when the good creative stuff happens... m'k? Right - back to it)

Why, you ask? Because wanting to be a bestseller usually means you want that little orange Amazon bestseller band across your book. I get ranty because the truth is that’s just a vanity metric — and it’s all a bunch of bollocks.

All that little tag means is that you did a great job of hacking the Amazon algorithm. Congratulations, what an accomplishment. (You can probably feel my eyes roll from where you are.)

Don’t get me wrong: being a bestselling book author isn’t a bad thing. It’s all in how you go about getting there. In fact, if your book is actually a bestseller, it means you’ve written something that has the potential to make a huge impact — on your reader, but also on you.

That’s the goal, isn’t it? And if you want to reach that goal, instead of asking how you can write a book that’s a bestseller, you’ve got to ask yourself a better question.

Wondering what that question is? Give this episode a listen and I’ll tell you.

I promise it will help you really drill down to figure out how you can write a book that will continue to sell because it’s making a difference in people’s lives.

(And maybe you can get that little orange banner to stick around for more than 5 seconds.)

When you’re finished, come find me on IG @jessicakillingley and let me know WHY you want to become a bestselling book author — because I know it’s going to be good.

Here are the highlights:

{4:59} How to be an Amazon bestseller

{7:08} Bestseller in the Traditional Publishing Industry

{9:07} The importance of reviews

{12:32} Overpass limiting beliefs and get results

{16:14} Turn readers into clients

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